World is swiftly
progressing towards the fourth industrial
revolution, courtesy digitisation and rapid
strides in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT). As technology continues to
pervade everything, unprecedented dynamism has
been observed in economic growth, governance,
business operations and consumer trends, which has
impacted all genres of stakeholders. However,
despite portraying immense benefits, digital
revolution has also given rise to a new array of
challenges. Most of these challenges are global
and countries, across the globe, are grappling to
devise optimal solutions, especially in terms of
regulating these digital entities.

While regulations must ensure to keep innovation
on track, it is equally important to keep possible
adversities in check, which may pertain to
competition, consumer welfare and other concerns.
Further, the dynamic nature of technology and
short evolution cycle, makes it challenging for
policymakers to understand technology and
accordingly frame ideal policies. Considering
these aspects, being abreast of the global
developments and learning from cross-country
experiences may aid policymakers to understand the
challenges closely and accordingly devise optimal
regulations.

To enable the same, CUTS publishes a quarterly
dossier, which envisages to capture relevant news
across sectors, in order to trigger an informed
debate on critical issues. In these dossiers,
news, as published, is utilised without verifying
its accuracy, but ensuring its veracity.